Question: What do these conditions have in common?
• Being aged over 40 years
• Being over weight or obese
(Waist measurement > 94cm Males, > 80cm Females)
• Our typical fat enriched diet
Answer: Each of these promote significantly increased levels of the enemies of healthy ageing – OXIDATIVE STRESS & INFLAMMATION, LOW-GRADE METABOLIC ENDOTOXEMIA & GLYCATION.
Oxidative stress, inflammation and low-grade metabolic endotoxemia are now regarded as underlying causal factors in chronic diseases including:
Atherosclerosis, Heart disease & stroke, Cancers, Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons), cirrhosis of the liver, some bowel disorders, psoriasis, meningitis, cystic fibrosis.
Published scientific studies now show that reducing levels of inflammation and oxidative stress result in significant reduction in risk for these diseases.
GLYCATION is a visible ageing factor affecting our skin and cartilage and is a natural process affecting proteins throughout our body and producing pro-inflammatory and oxidative advanced glycation end products (AGE’s). Particularly vulnerable is the protein COLLAGEN producing skin wrinkling and sagging, and well known visible signs of ageing. Another common example is cartilage collagen which when damaged by AGE’s, produces the common painful condition, osteoarthritis. A major source of AGE’s is the protein in foods which are processed at high temperatures, such as baked, fried or barbecued meats, pasteurised dairy products and bakery products.
NEUROLEX, a soluble food ingredient which is formulated to contain potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, all-natural ingredients, proven in trials to RESTORE NORMAL INFLAMMATORY LEVELS, by significantly reducing inflammatory cytokine levels, coupled with an increase in health-promoting Bifidobacteria spp.
NEUROLEX combines a prebiotic, soluble, inulin-type fructan dietary fibre, potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant polyphenolic flavonoids, concentrated and standardised from grape seeds (grape seed proanthocyanidin extract – ORAC value of 14,000 units per gram)*.
A teaspoon serving of this product can be added two to three times each day to cereals and beverages such as juices, tea and coffee.